Irving Burak

August 09, 1993

Irving Burak, 81, founder of a shock absorber distributorship in Chicago, died Friday in St. Francis Hospital, Evanston. A Lincolnwood resident for 26 years, Mr. Burak founded A-1 Shock Absorber Co., 1502 S. Michigan Ave., in 1940. The company, which he sold in 1982, rebuilt and distributed shock absorbers to retail outlets. Mr. Burak came to the United States in the late 1930s after leaving the Polish army in 1936 and living briefly in Mexico. He is survived by his wife, Rose; a son, Robert; a daughter, Beverly Krieger; a brother; a sister; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Shalom Memorial Park in Palatine.